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brush/brʌʃ/ n. & v.●n. 1 an implement with bristles, hair, wire, etc. varying in firmness set into a block or projecting from the end of a handle, for any of various purposes, esp. cleaning or scrubbing, painting, arranging the hair, etc. (鬃、毛、铁丝等的)刷，毛刷；画笔；毛笔(尤用于清洗、擦净、绘画及头发整理等) 2 the application of a brush; brushing (用刷子)刷；涂抹 3a (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) a short esp. unpleasant encounter (尤指令人不快的)小接触；小冲突 a brush with the law 轻微地触犯法律 b a skirmish 小摩擦，小争执 4a the bushy tail of a fox (狐狸的)毛茸茸的尾巴 b a brushlike tuft 刷状物 5 Electr. a piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact esp. with a moving part 【电】(尤指与活动部件接触的)电刷 6 esp. N. Amer. & Austral. [尤北美澳]a undergrowth, thicket; small trees and shrubs 灌木丛；小树丛 b US such wood cut in faggots [美]砍下的树枝柴把 c land covered with brush 灌木丛地带 d Austral. dense forest [澳]密林 7 Austral. & NZ slang a girl or young woman [澳新] [俚语]姑娘；年轻妇女 ●v. 1 tr.a sweep or scrub or put in order with a brush (用刷子)刷；擦；刷整齐 b treat (a surface) with a brush so as to change its nature or appearance (用毛笔或画笔在表面)写；画 2 tr.a remove (dust etc.) with a brush (用刷子)掸；拂(尘土等) b apply (a liquid preparation) to a surface with a brush 刷上；涂抹(液剂) 3 tr. & intr. graze or touch in passing 触及；擦过；掠过 4 intr. perform a brushing action or motion 刷；掸；擦 □ brush aside dismiss or dispose of (a person, idea, etc.) curtly or lightly 把(人)打发走；对(建议、想法等)置之不理，漠视 □ brush off rebuff; dismiss abruptly 粗鲁地拒绝；打发走 □ brush over paint lightly 轻轻地刷 □ brush up 1 Brit. clean up or smarten [英]刷干净；使整洁 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 on) revive one's former knowledge of (a subject) 重温(课程)； □ brushlike adj.□ brushy adj.[Middle English from Old French brosse] |